The Link Between Lipitor And Kidney Disease

The tired and weak feeling that Lipitor patients often report may be a sign of a degenerative and life-threatening condition.

Early signs of rhabdomyolysis include pain and weakness in the upper arms and shoulders, as well as the calves, thighs, and lower back. Later, as muscles die and enter the bloodstream, this weakness increases and most patients start to see dark or cloudy urine. Then, the foreign substances in the bloodstream cause the person’s urine to become so concentrated that the kidney can no longer process it, causing permanent kidney failure.

There is no known cure for rhabdomyolysis, although there are some treatments that may relieve the symptoms.

Lipitor Side-Effects

Like other statins, Lipitor suppresses the liver enzyme HMG-CoA which researchers believe is responsible for about 80 percent of the body’s cholesterol. The first statins were developed in Japan in 1971.

In suppressing the liver enzyme, Lipitor also suppresses insulin production. In fact, as early as 2012, the Food and Drug Administration issued a warning about the link between statins and Type 2 Diabetes.

Other serious Lipitor side-effects include:

Dizziness: As blood sugar levels are forced out of balance, many people report feeling lightheaded or faint, making it difficult to drive a car or perform other everyday tasks.

Muscle Weakness: The body sometimes compensates for blood sugar loss by siphoning energy from the muscles and transferring it to internal organs.

Serious Skin Irritation: This condition normally results from an allergic reaction to the statin.

Mental Effects: Lipitor is a powerful drug that often causes depression, nightmares, paranoia, and other symptoms.

Cases involving Lipitor and other dangerous drugs are often referred to a multi-district litigation unit (MDL) in a federal court, where plaintiffs have the opportunity to pool their resources and thus increase individual compensation. Moreover, in MDL actions, manufacturers are often anxious to settle cases, which means more plaintiff-friendly terms.

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